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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945  
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A lot of people use classic RR kit
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11th Oct 2015 11:48am |
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| Mike_B Member Since: 23 Jan 2011 Location: Moray Posts: 550 
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Marant is meant to be really good, but VERY expensive... Around £6k from when I asked them about it.
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11th Oct 2015 12:02pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8032  
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can i ask as to why you would want it? Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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11th Oct 2015 7:20pm |
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| coxman Member Since: 01 Nov 2013 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 14 |
RR kit fits Defender?
I emailed to Marant but no reply but 6k is a bit pricy. 
My wife is preganant and complaining about the landy is abit bumpy at the back whcih may make the baby feels not comfortable in the car seat. So that's why.  |
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12th Oct 2015 4:55am |
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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279  
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Congratulations with the baby.
I noticed Hongkong as your location. A Defender is no Merc, but then again... Hongkong roads arent that bad at all. Pregnant women... |
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12th Oct 2015 6:04am |
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| ajps72 Member Since: 08 Jan 2012 Location: Lima Peru Posts: 105 
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Congrats, "bumpy" is great for babies they will laugh and fall sleep even with the comforting sound of the Defender. Augusto Defender 110 TD5 2001 Discovery 4 TDV6 |
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12th Oct 2015 10:08pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8032
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my kids only ever travelled in a defender until they were 5yrs old and knew no different, i think the bumps helped! hope your quest goes well Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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13th Oct 2015 9:15pm |
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| ronwong Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: Singapore Posts: 120 
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Air suspension makes no difference to bumpiness. I changed to firestone airbags, feels exactly the same as stock springs.
I installed air suspensions so as to be able to enter 2m carparks in town. |
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22nd Oct 2015 5:01am |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039 
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Don't put your baby in the back get a middle seat, remove the seatback foam etc and pu the child seat between you. You all will love it.
Ok after nine months when it will sit in the forward facing seat might be the best time to do this. You will have to move it's feet when you go to 2nd or 4th gear but having your kid in between you is priceless. For the suspension: Put a heavy metal plate on the btm off your floor. 200 - 300 kg and your suspension will be a lot softer. 
I did this with sandbags in the back off a Ford F350 and it made it almost Ok to drive on the roads in Azerbaijan. Roel 1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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22nd Oct 2015 3:43pm |
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| Arsath Member Since: 20 May 2015 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 133  
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Hi, have you seen the airbag man kit for the Defender.. Check this video on YouTube
Hope this is what you are looking for.. Cheers.. P. S I guess Defenders aren't the thing for women.. And surely it isn't the most comfortable vehicle. I was getting the same grumble when I first bought it.. Kids love it though.. |
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13th Nov 2015 10:03pm |
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